Moustached Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus leucomystax)
About the Moustached Tinkerbird
The moustached tinkerbird (Pogoniulus leucomystax) is a species of bird in the large Piciformes order in the Lybiidae family. It occurs in high-altitude forests in central Africa. It is greenish with little sexual dimorphism. The tinkerbird eats berries and insects. Older literature often separate the moustached tinkerbird and its close relative, the green tinkerbird, (Pogoniulus simplex) from the rest of Pogoniulus into a separate now-defunct genus, Viridibucco (Oberholser, 1905). "Viridibucco leucomystax" is a commonly encountered taxonomical synonym of the current valid name Pogoniulus leucomystax. The split was supported by their shared overall green coloration and similar lifestyle. In the early 20th century, the two were even considered conspecific.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 41 recordings for this species: 3 CC BY-NC-ND · 2 CC BY-NC-SA. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Yellow-rumped TinkerbirdPogoniulus bilineatusrecording
- Yellow-throated TinkerbirdPogoniulus subsulphureusrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.